Lugs
c.180 BC-50 BC (made)
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Two terracotta reliefs in the shape of lion's head. IS.65-1951 has a mane of circular shape going most of the way round its head and a protruding tongue. IS.65:A-1951 has a mane at the top of the head only, the mouth in a wide grimace and the tongue clearly visible but not protruding.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Terracotta |
| Brief description | Two lion-headed lugs for pots, terracotta, Sahri Bahlol, Gandhara, Pakistan, c.2nd century-1st century BC |
| Physical description | Two terracotta reliefs in the shape of lion's head. IS.65-1951 has a mane of circular shape going most of the way round its head and a protruding tongue. IS.65:A-1951 has a mane at the top of the head only, the mouth in a wide grimace and the tongue clearly visible but not protruding. |
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| Object history | From the collection of Colonel D.H. Gordon, D.S.O., O.B.E. These objects date from a period of Greek influence in the area of Gandhara in nothern Pakistan. After the arrival of Alexander the Great of Macedonia (336-323BC), who crossed the Indus in 327BC, and a very brief period of Greek rule, the Hellenistic kingdom of Bactria to the north-west survived for a while and Greek kingdoms were established in Gandhara in the early 2nd-1st centuries BC. These influences were subseqently sustained by trade and cultural contacts with the Roman empire. |
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| Accession number | IS.65-1951 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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